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We are a group of gardeners and plant lovers who meet monthly to talk about gardening. We also share plants, seeds and cuttings, and learn from horticultural guest presenters.

Our next meeting is Monday November 16th. The public is welcomed! We will have our regular social time 11:30-noon, our Speaker from noon-1:00 p.m. and our business meeting from 1:00-2:00 pm) at the Center for Spiritual Living, 14 Hillary Lane, Chico, CA 95973. Our guest speaker this month is our own member, Dawn Magallon, who will talk about growing dahlias in Chico.

Members, please remember to bring botanical specimens from your garden to show and talk about: cool flowers, interesting foliage, or fun fruit. We'd love to see!

A nice camellia flower from a member's November garden. This is 'Kanjiro' a variety of Camellia sasanqua. Camellias thrive in Chico in full sun, partial sun, or bright shade, with a good soaking every 7-10 days. Camellia sasanqua varieties flower in autumn. Camellia japonica varieties flower in spring.

November's Photo:

November gardening activities

• Plant seedlings of autumn vegetables: cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Swiss chard, kale, and lettuce.

• Plant new trees, shrubs and perennials. "Fall is for planting!"

• Take stem cuttings of geraniums and butterfly bushes (Buddleia) and root in potting mix outdoors. Do extras to donate to our club's annual plant sale in April

• Plant seeds of hardy annuals that will flower in the spring: cornflower, nasturtium, nigella, poppies, sweet peas, sweet alyssum, and more.

• Scatter seeds of California poppies, clarkia, and African daisies around the garden. They'll sprout in late autumn/early winter and will flower next spring

• Dig up and divide clumps of bearded iris, daylilies, and peonies if you wish to make more of them. Pot up extras to donate to our club's annual plant sale in April

• Plant spring bulbs in November for spring blooms.🌷

• Purchase and plant paperwhite narcissus bulbs and amaryllis bulbs for holiday flowers indoors (both can be planted out in the garden in late spring)